External environment
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Business Cycle
Planning and the business cycle
Land Securities is the UK's leading property company. It is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and...
Decision making across the business cycle
CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is the world’s leading body for management accountants. Management accountants...
Managing firms throughout the business cycle
The first decade of the 21st century has been a rollercoaster ride for economic activity. Business confidence...
Providing support through the stages of the business cycle
Everybody faces a degree of uncertainty within his or her daily lives. No matter how well people...
Business Environment
Competing in a highly regulated environment
Most UK citizens are familiar with the National Lottery and its potential for making millionaires of people...
Packaging and sustainable development
Most companies that manufacture or use packaging accept that they need to produce and use it in...
The value of Responding to a changing market
There is little doubt that energy is central to our lives. Indeed, it is impossible to imagine...
Focus on convenience trading
In the closing decade of the 20th century, the UK retailing industry has witnessed massive change mainly...
Consumer Protection
Meeting and exceeding consumer protection laws to drive competitive...
DSGi is the leading European specialist retailer of consumer electronics. In the UK the Group includes the...
Championing competition
An Office of Fair Trading case studyWe live in an economic system that is generally good at...
Corporate Responsibility
Sustainable development in the construction industry
The immense pressure on the world's environment means that measures must be taken today to safeguard natural...
Nutrition, Health & Wellness – New Product Development at...
Businesses operate in markets that are constantly changing. Consumer tastes and expectations are always on the move....
Promoting sustainable development
Suppose that every person in the world were to demand goods and services in the same quantities...
Socially responsible investment
In the business world, ‘investment’ has two separate but related meanings. For many producers, ‘investment’ means spending...
Economy
Steering the economy
In providing an overview of the workings of the economy, this case study focuses on the key...
The knowledge-driven economy
This case study focuses upon the findings of the Department of Trade and Industry which illustrate how...
Using technology to improve economies
Vodafone is a leading international mobile communications company with interests in 27 countries and partnership agreements with...
Ethics
Implementing codes of conduct
All organisations have a responsibility to their stakeholders. These are individuals and groups who have a stake...
Business principles in action nutritional labelling
Consumers have higher expectations than ever before. They want products to match these expectations. They also want...
Ethical business practices
The importance of ethics in businessEthics concern an individual's moral judgements about right and wrong. Decisions taken...
The launch of a new trust
All organisations must serve the needs of their customers. These needs change over time, making it necessary...
External Influences
How Lloyds responds to changes in the business environment
A brief history of Lloyd's -covering risksEconomic prosperity in England during the second half of the 17th...
Tackling the shortage of building land
All business organisations operate within an external environment of change. The success of each business very much...
Using PESTEL to design effective strategies
When people think of rail travel they think of trains. They do not think about the infrastructure...
How McCain responds to changes in the external environment
Businesses have a number of objectives. Typical examples include:winning the biggest share of the total marketincreasing salessatisfying...
Globalisation
Meeting global and local needs
Siemens AG is a global electrical and electronics business with a turnover of £53 billion. The business...
Government Influence
Water as a precious asset
We all have different needs. If you were asked what they were you might talk about the...
Creating a supportive business environment for SMEs
In the past there was always a belief that large corporations with the ability to develop mass-production...
Working for free trade
Businesses and consumers in the UK are buying and selling goods and services in ever more diverse...
Matching taxation principles with environmental policies
With the discovery of a previously unknown planet, one of the first things we would want to...